Doubler || NCT || Completed

20

Yujin welcomed the morning after a long night of uneasiness. Jeno hadn't been happy with her withdrawal from the conversation and had left the living room soon after. He had told her to sleep well and the careful sadness in his voice had made Yujin feel even guiltier.

She found Chenle from the kitchen. He was brewing coffee with his back facing the living room where Yujin came from. He was humming and jamming by himself, clearly quite pleased with the world.

"Good morning", Yujin greeted with a smile, letting Chenle know of her presence.

Chenle shrieked and turned around, his eyes wide.

Yujin laughed at his surprised face as well as the shrill sound of his scream.

"Are you trying to kill me?" he asked, his eyes narrowing. He even pointed her with an accusing finger.

"Obviously", she answered. "Is there any other way for me to entertain myself?"

Chenle's shock disappeared and instead his face lit up with a sneaky grin.

"I thought that you like to entertain yourself by using Jeno as your bed", he spoke with glee.

Yujin sighed. "Do you and Haechan share one braincell or how come you two tell same exact jokes?" she questioned. Their stupid comments about her and Jeno's past sleeping arrangements weren't appreciated.

Chenle snickered as he put away the coffee package.

"It was actually Ten hyung who came up with that one", he explained and searched for coffee cups. "So, if you want to complain to someone, you should complain to him."

"How many people were here yesterday or the night before?" Yujin asked hurriedly, horrified of the idea of so many people seeing her in such a vulnerable state.

Chenle stopped to think about her question for a second, counting with his fingers and mouthing the numbers quietly.

"The night before yesterday, I think that almost everyone was here... So... maybe 17 of us were present when you crashed the party", he spoke after a moment of silent counting. Yujin's stomach dropped. "And yesterday? Well, Xiaojun hyung and Yuta hyung both came by a couple of times to check up on you. In the evening, all of the members who live with Xiaojun hyung came with him because they were curious to see how you were doing."

"That's very nice of them", Yujin forced herself to say even though she wasn't all happy about the news. She almost hoped that she hadn't asked in the first place.

After the coffee was done, Chenle gave Yujin a towel in the bathroom and showed her which products she could use.

"Feel free to use any of these", he told her, motioning towards most of the shelves in the bathroom, before pointing at the two bottom ones. "Except for these. They're Renjun's and he... Well, he doesn't share, you know?"

Chenle tried to sound casual but the true meaning behind his words was clear to Yujin. Renjun didn't want to share with her.

"Also, this one is super expensive so don't use a lot, okay?" he added and pointed at one of the many bottles.

"Got it, I'll remember to use all of it and all of Renjun's products as well", Yujin said.

Taking a shower and using proper face care products felt heavenly. Yujin's skin had dried during her overlong nap and she was sure her chin would break out sooner or later. She studied her puffy face from the mirror as she dabbed some moisturizing gel on her cheeks. She looked just the way she felt, confused, achy and a bit dull. Knowing that she would have to face the residents of the apartment after exiting the bathroom, Yujin hoped desperately that she would've at least had some makeup with her.